It's All About You.. Location : above you Joined : 12 Nov '05 Moves : 77230 |  27 Jul '10 14:44 to make you smile....
This is a quick story about the bond formed between a little girl and a group of building workers. It's allegedly true and might help to confirm
your belief in the goodness of people and that there is hope for the human race.
A young family moved into a house next door to an empty plot. One day, a gang of building workers turned up to start building on the plot.The young family's 5-year-old daughter naturally took an interest in all the activity going on next door and started talking with the workers. She hung around and eventually the builders, all with hearts of gold, more or less adopted the little girl as a sort of project mascot. They chatted with her, let her sit with them while they had tea and lunch breaks, and gave her little jobs to do here and there to make her feel important.
They even gave the child her very own hard hat and gloves, which thrilled her immensely.
At the end of the first week, the smiling builders presented her with a pay envelope - containing two pounds in 10p coins. The little girl took her 'pay' home to her mother who suggested that they take the money to the bank the next day to open a savings account. At the bank, the female cashier was tickled pink listening to the little girl telling her about her 'work' on the building site and the fact she had a 'pay packet'. 'You must have worked very hard to earn all this', said the cashier. The little girl proudly replied, 'Yes, I worked every day with Steve and Wayne and Mike. We're building a big house.'
'My goodness gracious,' said the cashier, 'And will you be working on the house again next week?' The child thought for a moment. Then she said seriously:
'I think so. Provided those fools at Jewsons deliver the ruddy bricks.' |
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Joined : 08 Oct '04 Moves : 17220 |  27 Jul '10 14:59 I don't get it. |
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Friend of a Cow Location : A pasture near YOU!~ Joined : 27 Mar '03 Moves : 14294 |  27 Jul '10 15:07 Originally posted by catfoodtim
I don't get it. Dumnie. She picked up some foul language on a construction site.
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Marmite LOVER Location : Yeast extractor Joined : 17 Apr '02 Moves : 67423 |  27 Jul '10 15:08 I really thought the punchline was gonna be "Not with this kind of useless pay!" and something along the lines of her union... |
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It's All About You.. Location : above you Joined : 12 Nov '05 Moves : 77230 |  27 Jul '10 15:08 Originally posted by Crowley
I really thought the punchline was gonna be "Not with this kind of useless pay!" and something along the lines of her union... well the last line would have been much worse but bad language not allowed on the forums... |
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Friend of a Cow Location : A pasture near YOU!~ Joined : 27 Mar '03 Moves : 14294 |  27 Jul '10 15:10 Originally posted by Silverstriker
well the last line would have been much worse but bad language not allowed on the forums... I don't care about mods, I do WHAT I WANT WHEN I WANT. |
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Location : Auckland Joined : 20 Jun '09 Moves : 15373 |  29 Jul '10 11:55 :: 2 edits Originally posted by Phlabibit
I don't care about mods, I do WHAT I WANT WHEN I WANT. I just watch and learn. Good joke Silverstriker
Hello to my other friends  |
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Treat Everyone Equal Location : Halifax, Nova Scotia Joined : 04 Oct '06 Moves : 251185 |  29 Jul '10 19:32 |
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sleeper Location : dreaming of her Joined : 16 Feb '08 Moves : 21548 |  29 Jul '10 20:56 Originally posted by Very Rusty
What? You have friends?  Yes he has a group of them |
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Treat Everyone Equal Location : Halifax, Nova Scotia Joined : 04 Oct '06 Moves : 251185 |  29 Jul '10 21:02 Originally posted by divegeester
Yes he has a group of them Many more than you, I already know this.
I know your not his spokesperson, as he already has one.  |
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sleeper Location : dreaming of her Joined : 16 Feb '08 Moves : 21548 |  29 Jul '10 21:05 :: 1 edit Originally posted by Very Rusty
Many more than you, I already know this... I don't gauge someone's worth on the basis of how many friends they have, nor by how much money they have for that matter. |
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Treat Everyone Equal Location : Halifax, Nova Scotia Joined : 04 Oct '06 Moves : 251185 |  29 Jul '10 21:11 Originally posted by divegeester
I don't gauge someone worth on the basis of how many friends they have, nor by how much money they have for that matter. MONEY is important! It is what makes the world go round. MONEY IS POWER!
You can get to know a person by his friends very well. |
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It's All About You.. Location : above you Joined : 12 Nov '05 Moves : 77230 |  29 Jul '10 21:12 :: 3 recommendations i'm beginning to lose the smile on my face now thanks  |
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Treat Everyone Equal Location : Halifax, Nova Scotia Joined : 04 Oct '06 Moves : 251185 |  29 Jul '10 21:16 Originally posted by Phlabibit
I don't care about mods, I do WHAT I WANT WHEN I WANT. I don't think anyone doubts you! |
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Location : New Braunfels, Texas Joined : 22 Aug '07 Moves : 25693 |  29 Jul '10 21:49 :: 1 edit Originally posted by Silverstriker
i'm beginning to lose the smile on my face now thanks  Amen. The same 3 or 4 people turn every second thread in the GF into their personal pissing match/revenge thread/threadkiller.
Rec'd. |
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